Aug 1 (Reuters) - Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Ltd GMA.AX :
* H1 GROSS WRITTEN PREMIUM $266.8 MILLION VERSUS $182.3 MILLION
* CONTINUES TO TARGET AN ORDINARY DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO RANGE OF 50% TO 80% OF UNDERLYING NPAT
* H1 REPORTED LOSS RATIO 53.3% PERCENT VERSUS 34.8 PERCENT
* H1 NET EARNED PREMIUM $143.3 MILLION VERSUS $211.6 MILLION
* GWP IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN FY18
* IN FY18, NEP IS EXPECTED TO DECLINE BY APPROXIMATELY 25% TO 30%
* FULL YEAR LOSS RATIO IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 40% AND 50%